Last phase of Chhattisgarh Assembly polls on Tuesday RAIPUR: A three-way contest is in the offing as Chhattisgarh goes for the second and concluding phase of Assembly polls on Tuesday for 72 seats spread across 19 districts, with the ruling BJP wrestling it out with the opposition Congress and the Ajit Jogi-Mayawati-led alliance emerging as a formidable third front.

'Battle of Longewala' hero Brig Chandpuri cremated with honours CHANDIGARH: 1971 war hero Brigadier Kuldip Singh Chandpuri, who held his post through the night in the now famous battle of Longewala in Rajasthan with just 120 men against a full-fledged attack of Pakistani tanks, was cremated with state honours here on Monday.

India renews call for WTO reform NEW DELHI: Making an indirect reference to the ongoing US-China trade war that poses a "big challenge" to the multilateral trade system, India on Monday reiterated its call to reform the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to ensure its relevance in the changed global scenario.

Sikh-Nirankari conflict peaked with 1978 clash CHANDIGARH: Early Christian missionaries in Punjab were fascinated by “street disturbances” in Rawalpindi, when some Hindus complained that an organised group had hurl abuse at the “cow” and rejected idol worship.

Sirisena asks MPs to call for another no-confidence vote COLOMBO: Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has told MPs to call for another no-confidence vote on the government, after he rejected last week's no-confidence vote as unconstitutional, the President's Office said on Monday.